situation (position vis-à-vis surroundings) of something that changes

to survive

stern, grave, forbidding; dignified, stately / strict, unforgiving / tight, close, without gaps / harsh, tough, extreme, severe, hard to withstand (said of natural phenomena)

(rare, archaic) wondrous, miraculous, splendid, sublime / (rare, archaic) dignified, solemn, stern, noble, refined / (rare, archaic) beautiful, pretty

the way in which something is tightly packed or close together without gaps

grind line (bevel on a blade)

weathering out; enduring

stem or continuative form of しのぐ (shinogu) [godan]

enough to brave the current situation (without thinking forward)

plane, whittle